[Pkg-nagios-devel] Bug#491233: Bug#491233: nagios-plugins: check_ldap should use version 3 of slapd protocol

[Jan Wagner]

Hi Michel,

On Monday 21 July 2008 08:24, Michel Grentzinger wrote:
> > Anyways ... when installing a check against a ldap server leads you to
> > have a look into /etc/nagios-plugins/config/ldap.cfg (hopefully). If you
> > see there also a check_ldap(s)3 check, I guess you will imagine, that
> > there is a different to the 'normal' check and investigate further and
> > then choose the correct check for your existing ldap server.
> > So I consider strongly to add additional checks for testst against
> > ldapv3.
>
> Ok. But for the future, is there any other solution ?
>
> We have 3 solutions :
> - check both v2 and v3 in tne main scirpt check_ldap,

you are talking about modifying the script to check at first v3 and if that 
fails check v2? Sounds a bit overkill for me.

> - add a check_ldap3,

That is, what I have planned to do.

> - add a argument to check_ldap,
> - create a script which migrate old Nagios installation and change v2 to v3
> is LDAP uses v3 (allow bind_v2 is not present).

Both will break existing installations using check_ldap command definition! 
This is for me no option we have.

> I have a preference for the first of them. Could we have the opinion of
> Nagios packaging team ?

As member of it and the guy who is actually doing the most work on 
nagios-plugins, I have planned to add a check_ldap3 command definition. I 
think I declared why.

With kind regards, Jan.
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